Captain Kenneth Herrarte has been appointed Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct, replacing Deputy Inspector Jason P. Hagestad. The precinct covers Kensington, Borough Park, and part of Midwood.
You'll be able to meet Captain Herrarte at the next meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council. The monthly meetings are between the public, the 66th Precinct, and the 66th Precinct Community Council. They're held on the third Thursday of the month, from September through June. The next one is scheduled for Thursday, October 19th, most likely at the Community Board 12 office, 5910 13th Avenue.
Captain Herrarte, who joined the NYPD in January 2006, was appointed to the 112th Precinct in Queens in February 2023. Prior to that, he served at
the 111th Precinct in Queens,
Patrol Borough Queens North,
Military and Extended Leave Desk,
and Police Service Area 4 in Manhattan.
In the summer of 2014, while a Sergeant at the 61st Precinct, he was assigned to the Coney
Island Summer Detail, which is responsible for patroling the beach,
boardwalk, amusement area, what was then called Keyspan Park, and the surrounding vicinity.
DI Hagestad was appointed Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct in January 2021. His new appointment is Counterterrorism Coordinator for New York's Counter Terrorism Unit.
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66th Precinct
5822 16th Avenue
between 58th and 59th streets
Borough Park, Brooklyn
phone: (718) 851-5611
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYPD66Pct
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